Waiata 99

1 Ko Ihowa te Kingi; kia wiri nga iwi: e noho ana ia i waenganui i nga kerupima; kia ngaueue te whenua.

A Psalm of David. The Lord reigns; —let the people rage; [it is he] that sits upon the cherubs, let the earth be moved.

2 He nui a Ihowa i Hiona: kei runga ake ia i nga iwi katoa.

The Lord is great in Sion, and is high over all the people.

3 Kia whakamoemiti ratou ki tou ingoa nui, whakamataku; he tapu ia.

Let them give thanks to thy great name; for it is terrible and holy.

4 E matenui ana hoki te kaha o te kingi ki te whakawa tika; ko koe hei whakapumau i te pono: he whakawa tika, he hekore tau mahi i roto i a Hakopa.

And the king's honour loves judgment; thou hast prepared equity, thou hast wrought judgment and justice in Jacob.

5 Whakanuia a Ihowa, to tatou Atua: koropiko ki tona turanga waewae; he tapu ia.

Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship [at] his footstool; for he is holy.

6 Ko Mohi raua ko Arona i roto i ana tohunga, me Hamuera i roto i te hunga e karanga ana ki tona ingoa: i karanga ratou ki a Ihowa, a whakahoki kupu ana mai ia ki a ratou.

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, and he heard them.

7 I korero ia ki a ratou i roto i te pou kapua: i pupuri ratou i ana whakaaturanga, i te tikanga i whakatakotoria e ia ki a ratou.

He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud; they kept his testimonies, and the ordinances which he gave them.

8 E Ihowa, e to matou Atua, i whakahoki kupu koe ki a ratou: he Atua tohu koe i a ratou, otiia i rapu utu ano koe mo a ratou mahi.

O Lord our God, thou heardest them; O God, thou becamest propitious to them, though thou didst take vengeance on all their devices.

9 Whakanuia a Ihowa, to tatou Atua, koropiko atu i tona maunga tapu: he tapu hoki a Ihowa, to tatou Atua.

Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy.